Dietary fibers with low hydration properties exacerbate diarrhea and impair intestinal health and nutrient digestibility in weaned piglets

Table 6 Effects of dietary fibers with different hydration properties on the intestinal morphology of weaned piglets

Item	CON	Low hydration properties		Medium hydration properties		SEM	P-value
Item	CON	MCC	WB	MOLP	SBP	SEM	P-diet	P-HP
No. of piglets	7	7	7	7	8
Duodenum
Weight, g/cm	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.02	0.09	0.85
Villus height, μm	384.6	400.3	388.3	417.6	380.9	11.90	0.88	0.89
Crypt depth, μm	164.2	178.1	171.8	180	162.1	8.45	0.96	0.81
VCR	2.7	2.9	2.6	2.8	2.8	0.10	0.98	0.95
Jejunum
Weight, g/cm	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.03	0.82	0.15
Villus height, μm	378.9	363.3	361.3	373.2	376.8	8.51	0.96	0.50
Crypt depth, μm	159.0	176.5	146.9	166.1	161.3	4.60	0.40	0.87
VCR	2.8^a	2.2^b	2.8^a	2.7^a	2.8^a	0.10	0.04	0.21
Ileum
Weight, g/cm	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.04	0.92	0.88
Villus height, μm	273.4	283.5	283.2	294.7	272.7	8.82	0.94	0.99
Crypt depth, μm	136	148.4	147.9	161.4	145.2	6.34	0.82	0.75
VCR	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	0.08	0.99	0.77

CON control diet group, MCC 5% microcrystalline cellulose diet group, WB 5% wheat bran diet group, MOLP 5% Moringa oleifera leaf powder diet group, SBP 5% sugar beet pulp diet group. VCR, villus height:crypt depth ratio
^a,b Different lowercase letters represent significant difference at P < 0.05, and P-diet represents the P values between the five groups. P-HP stands for P value between low hydration property groups and medium hydration property groups

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